Chemistry > General Organic Chemistry > 9.0 Organic reactions

  General Organic Chemistry
    1.0 Introduction
    2.0 Classification of organic compounds
    3.0 Homologous series
    4.0 Nomenclature of hydrocarbons
    5.0 Nomenclature of compounds containing halogens and nitro groups
    6.0 Nomenclature of compounds with functional groups named as suffixes
    7.0 Nomenclature of aromatic compounds
    8.0 Radicofunctional naming
    9.0 Organic reactions
    10.0 Electrophiles
    11.0 Nucleophiles
    12.0 Breaking and forming of bonds
    13.0 Reaction intermediates
    14.0 Electron displacement effects
    15.0 Inductive effects
    16.0 Hyperconjugation
    17.0 Resonance
    18.0 Mesomeric effect
    19.0 Electromeric effect
    20.0 Inductomeric effect
    21.0 Steric inhibition of resonance
    22.0 Ortho effect

9.1 Substitution or displacement reactions

The replacement of an atom or group from a molecule by different atom or group is known as substitution or displacement reaction.

Example: $$C{H_3}OH + HBr \to C{H_3}Br + {H_2}O$$

Depending upon the type of linkage of the carbon atom where reaction is taking place, substitution reaction can be of two types:

(a) Substitution at saturated carbon atom and
(b) Substitution at unsaturated carbon atom

Substitution reactions may be classified into three categories.

(a) Free radical substitution: Given by saturated hydrocarbon
(b) Electrophilic substitution: Given by aromatic compound
(c) Nucleophilic substitution: Given by alkyl and aryl halide

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